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| Memorial Da Prattica do Montante |
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MS 49.III.20.nº.21, Biblioteca da Ajuda
Lisbon, Portugal |
| Hils' catalog |
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| Leng's catalog |
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| Type |
Fencing manual |
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| Date |
10 May 1651 |
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| Place of origin |
Portugal |
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| Language(s) |
Portugese |
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| Author(s) |
Diogo Gomes de Figueyredo |
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| Material |
Paper, with a 19th century cover |
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| Size |
8 folia (quarto) |
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| Format |
Two columns of text per page, one of simple rules and one of complex rules |
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| Script |
17th century hand |
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Memorial Da Prattica do Montante ("Memorial of the Practice of the Montante", MS 49.III.20.nº.21) is an Iberian fencing manual written by Diogo Gomes de Figueyredo in 1651.[1] It currently rests in the holdings of the Biblioteca da Ajuda in Lisbon, Portugal. The text is devoted to the use of the montante (Iberian greatsword); it states that the weapon is too dangerous to practice with a partner, and so it consists of a series of solo training exercises.
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- de Sousa Viterbo, Francisco Marquez, de Figueiredo, Diogo Gomes, and Luiz, Thomaz. A esgrima em Portugal: subsidios para a sua historia : [memorial da prattica do montante que inclue dezaseis regras simplez, e dezaseis compostas : dado em Alcantara ao Principe Dom Thodozio pello Diogo Gomes de Figueyredo, em 10 de mayo de 1651. Lisbon: Manoel Gomes, 1899.
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